| 单词 | cure |
| 释义 | cure (once / 134 pages) 1nv 2v A cure is a treatment that ends an illness or makes you feel better. There is no cure for the common cold, or for a broken heart. Waaaaa. Many researchers focus on finding cures for diseases like cancer and diabetes — while it is possible to recover from incurable illnesses, it's not possible to cure them. You could also say, "This Florida winter is going to cure me of missing Minnesota!" When someone cures meat or fish, they smoke or salt it to preserve it. The Latin root is curare, "take care of." WORD FAMILYcure: curable, curative, cured, cures, curing+/curable: curability, curableness, incurable/curative: curatively, curatives/cured: uncured/incurable: incurability, incurableness, incurables, incurably USAGE EXAMPLESColeridge believed the clean air on the hill at Highgate was beneficial in his attempts to cure himself of opium addiction. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) This is what creates the red patches and silvery scales of psoriasis, and it also explains why “cures” are elusive. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Every cure is unique and none is reliable. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain Syn|Hypo|Hyper curative, remedy, therapeutic acoustic a remedy for hearing loss or deafness antidote, counterpoisona remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitivea medicine that induces nausea and vomiting lenitiveremedy that eases pain and discomfort application, lotionliquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin magic bulleta remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguentsemisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation alleviant, alleviator, palliativeremedy that alleviates pain without curing catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panaceahypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists preventative, preventive, prophylacticremedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease arnicaan ointment used in treating bruises atropinea poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides baby oilan ointment for babies balsaman ointment containing a fragrant resin black lotion, blackwasha mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores calamine lotiona lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations carron oilan ointment formerly used to treat burns ceratea hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin chrism, chrisom, holy oil, sacramental oila consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam collyrium, eye-lotion, eyewashlotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes ipecaca medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning) embrocation, linimenta medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain lip balma balm applied to the lips menthola lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint mentholated salvea salve containing menthol mercurial ointmentan ointment containing mercury dry mustard, powdered mustarda substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic rubbing alcohollotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use witch hazel, wych hazellotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant zinc ointmentan ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases elixira substance believed to cure all ills obidoxime chloridea chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease 2v provide a cure for, make healthy again 2The treatment cured the boy's acne Syn|Hypo|Hyper bring around, heal recuperate restore to good health or strength aid, help improve the condition of 1v be or become preserved the apricots cure in the sun Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 2v prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve cure meats cure pickles cure hay Hypo|Hyper dun cure by salting keep, preserve prevent (food) from rotting 3v make (substances) hard and improve their usability cure resin cure cement cure soap Hyper harden, indurate become hard or harder |
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